Deceased
Simon Brian HARRINGTON
Demographics
34y, male
Coroner
Coroner Hartley
Date of death
2011-01
Finding date
2025-08-11
Cause of death
unascertained (suspected suicide, but body not located so no post-mortem examination possible)
AI-generated summary
Simon Harrington, a 34-year-old man with depression and psychotic features, disappeared on 10 January 2011 after starting a new job that triggered anxiety. He had previously attempted suicide in 2008. His sister Michelle advocated for improved family involvement in his mental health care at the Alma Street Centre, expressing concerns about medication side-effects and lack of follow-up after discharge. When Simon presented in crisis on Christmas Day 2010, staff did not contact his family due to confidentiality considerations, though with hindsight this was viewed as a missed opportunity. The coroner found staff conducted themselves appropriately given information available at the time. Simon's abandoned vehicle was found in remote bushland with a suicide note, rope noose, and empty beer bottles nearby, but his body was never located. The coroner suspects suicide but cannot definitively determine cause of death without a post-mortem examination.
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